Working Men's College Preparatory School (1919 - 1928)

From
10 March 1919
To
1928
Summary

The Working Men's College Preparatory School was opened on 10 March 1919 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 152). On 27 February 1928, the Principal of the College, Frank Ellis, recommended 'the Preparatory School be known in future as the "Junior" School of the Working Men's College. This recommendation was adopted by Council (SER-09905, 27 February 1928, pp. 663 and 667, RMIT University Archives). Evidence of the name change can be seen in the 1928 and 1929 Working Men's College Inc. Melbourne Technical School Prospectuses (see page 61 in both editions).

Timeline

 1919 - 1928 Working Men's College Preparatory School
       1928 - c. 1938 Working Men's College Junior School

Related Organisations

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Working Men's College Council Minutes 1917 - 1928 - No. 5 24 September 1917 (Council meeting No. 9) - 10 December 1928 pp. 1-764, 1917 - 1928, Item no. SER-09905, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • The Working Men's College Incorporated. The Melbourne Technical School. Prospectus 1928. Melbourne: The College, [1928]. 128p. - Contained in bound volume 11, 1928, Item no. SER-05146, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • The Working Men's College Incorporated. The Melbourne Technical School. Prospectus 1929. Melbourne: The College, [1929]. 132p. - Contained in bound volume 11, 1929, Item no. SER-05147, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; Working Men's College Council Minutes 1917 - 1928 - No. 5 24 September 1917 (Council meeting No. 9) - 10 December 1928 pp. 1-764, 1917 - 1928, Item no. SER-09905, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; The Working Men's College Incorporated. The Melbourne Technical School. Prospectus 1928. Melbourne: The College, [1928]. 128p. - Contained in bound volume 11, 1928, Item no. SER-05146, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; The Working Men's College Incorporated. The Melbourne Technical School. Prospectus 1929. Melbourne: The College, [1929]. 132p. - Contained in bound volume 11, 1929, Item no. SER-05147, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

Created: 12 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024